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very much pleased also to see Dr. Betliune so bale and hearty. 1 hope he will 

 have many years yet of pleasant work among his beloved insects and also among 

 bis beloved students. 1 have to thank, also, especially Mr. Baker and Mr. Caesar 

 for the untiring ofl'orts they have put forth for onr welfare, and for the programme 

 they have got together. 



THE ENTOMOLOGICAL RECORD, 1916. 



Arthur Gibson^ Chief Assistant Entomologist, Department op 

 Agriculture, Ottawa. 



Although the season of 191G was disappointing, on the whole, for entomo- 

 logical work in general in Canada, there was accomplished, nevertheless, through- 

 out the Dominion, much careful collecting in the various orders of insects. During 

 the early part of the season, cool and rainy weather interfered considerably with 

 such work, and later, in July and August, exceptionally high temperatures were 

 recorded. 



In June eastern entomologists had the pleasure of meeting Mr. J. H.. 

 Emerton, of Boston, Mass., and Dr. W. T. M. Eorbes, of ^Yorcestc^, Mass., both 

 of whom visited together various districts in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. 

 The former collected spiders, and the latter insects in general, but chiefly 

 lepidoptera. Mr. C. H. Young, of the Geological Survey, collected in the district 

 of Lillooet, B.C. Other officers of the Geological Survey, also brought back small 

 collections from distant fields. The insects collected in the far north in the years 

 1913 and 1914, by Mr. Frits Johansen, while with the Southern Scientific party of 

 the Canadian Arctic Expedition, are now in Ottawa, and are being mounted for 

 immediate study. 



It is again our pleasant duty to acknowledge the many favors we have re- 

 ceived ivQia specialists in the United States and elsewhere. Our special thanks 

 are due to Dr. L. 0. Howard, and his colleagues at Washington — Messrs. Crawford, 

 Busck, Schwarz, Banks, Gahan, Knab and Dr. Dyar; Sir George Hampson, of the 

 British Museum ; Dr. J. M. Aldrich, of La Fayette, Ind. ; ^Ir. C. W. Johnson, of 

 Boston, Mass.; Col. Thos. L. Casey, of Washington, D.C. ; Prof. H. F. Wickham, 

 of Iowa City, Iowa ; 'Mr. E. P. Van Duzee, of Berkeley, Cal. ; Dr. Henry Skinner, 

 of Philadelphia, Pa.: Mr. Chas. Liebeck, of Philadelphia, Pa.; Prof. H. S. Hine, 

 of Columbus, Ohio; Mr. Chas, W. Leng, of New York, N.Y^ ; Dr. W. G. Dietz, 

 of Hazleton, Pa.; Dr. F. C. Fall, of Pasadena, Cal.; Mr. M. C. Van Duzee, of 

 Buffalo, X.Y. ; Mr. C. A. Frost, of South Framingham. Mass.; Dr. E. C. Van 

 Dyke, of Berkeley, Cal.; Mr. J. H. Emerton, of Boston, Mass.; Messrs. Barnes 

 and McDunnough, Decatur, 111.: :\rr. F. II. Wolley-Dod, of Midnapore, Alta., 

 and Dr. E. :M. Walker, of Toronto, Ont. 



Literature. 



Among the books memoirs, etc., which have appeared during 1916, and which 

 are of interest to Canadian students, the following should be mentioned : 



Aldrich, J. M. Sarcophaga and Allies in North America : The Thomas Say 

 Foundation of the Entomological Society of America: La Fayette, Indiana, U.S., 

 date of issue Nov. 30. 1916. The Sarcophagid flies are interesting insects ranging 

 in larval habit from scavengers to parasites of warm blooded animals. Dr. 



